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A popular movie from 1985 in which the main character Marty McFly ([[Michael J. Fox]]) goes back in [[time]] to 1955 with the help of his scientist friend, Doctor Emmet Brown ([[Christopher Lloyd]]) and a time machine built into a [[Delorean]] DMC-12. It led to two sequels and an animated television series. It was one of the highest grossing films of the 1980s and is still popular today.
A popular movie from 1985 in which the main character Marty McFly ([[Michael J. Fox]]) goes back in [[time]] to 1955 with the help of his scientist friend, Doctor Emmet Brown ([[Christopher Lloyd]]) and a time machine built into a [[Delorean]] DMC-12. It led to two sequels and an animated television series. It was one of the highest grossing films of the 1980s and is still popular today.
==Positive and Negative Cultural Memes in [i]Back to the Future[/i]==
This extremely popular film exerts an undeniable influence upon American culture, and****
However, the viewer should be selective in watching the film, as both positive and negative values are presented. The viewing of this film by sub-adults should be accompanied with parental guidance, highlighting which behaviors should or should not be emulated.
===Negative Memes===
*Various vulgar expressions: Biff's exclamation upon crashing into the fertilizer truck, Marty's jibe regarding Doc's concern about his future.
*Promotion of youth culture with implications of adult inferiority: when Marty's band performs a loud rock song which the judges (including [[rock music]]ian [[Huey Lewis]] in a cameo role) are not "cool" enough to appreciate.
*Portrayal of chastity as a negative trait
*Premarital sexual activity: when Marty and Jennifer plan to spend the night at the lake alone
===Positive Memes===
*Dedication and friendship: Doc and Marty stick together and show genuine concern for each others' well-being.
*Health effects of [[alcohol]] and [[tobacco]]: when Marty discourages the 1955 Lorraine from smoking or drinking, saying that she might regret it, and when the 1985 Lorraine is shown suffering ill-effects from alcohol at the start of the film, but healthy and attractive at the end of the film when she has been positively influenced by "Calvin Klein"
*Disgust for [[deviancy]]: when Marty shows contempt of 1955 George's voyeurism
*Chivalry: when George defends Lorraine from Biff's attempted intimate assault
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